Λ polarization from thermalized jet energy
Seminars
Seminar “Theory of Hadronic Matter under Extreme Conditions”
Date and Time: Wednesday, 10 March 2021, at 16:00 PM
Venue: Online conference in Zoom, Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics
Seminar topic: “Λ polarization from thermalized jet energy»
Speaker: Willian Serenone (Universidade Estadual de Campinas)
Abstract:
We examine the formation of vortical “smoke rings” as a result of thermalization of energy lost by a jet. We simulate the formation and evolution of these rings using hydrodynamics and define an observable that allows to probe this phenomenon experimentally. We argue that observation of vorticity associated with jets would be an experimental confirmation of the thermalization of the energy lost by quenched jets, and also a probe of shear viscosity.